Madagascar vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Madagascar
1.33 million
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
47.64 million
in 2024
Madagascar rank
24th
UNICEF: Africa rank
21st

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 47.64 million against 1.33 million in Madagascar, a difference of 46.31 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 35.7 times Madagascar's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 24th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 21st of 222 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 382,987 16.51 million 16.13 million UNICEF: Africa
1980s 513,666 21.88 million 21.37 million UNICEF: Africa
1990s 668,629 27.92 million 27.25 million UNICEF: Africa
2000s 915,799 33.14 million 32.22 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 1.10 million 41.45 million 40.35 million UNICEF: Africa
2020s 1.25 million 46.78 million 45.53 million UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Madagascar or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, at 47.64 million against 1.33 million in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Madagascar and UNICEF: Africa?
46.31 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and UNICEF: Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Madagascar ranks 24th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 21st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release